Outdoors Editor
There are lots of successful deer hunters this fall, and with the rut finally approaching its peak, there are likely to be many more.
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Hephzibah hunter Lee Bryant, 9, took an opening day buck in Burke County with his dad, James Miles. Not only was it a huge buck and his first buck, it was Lee's first deer.
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Hephzibah hunter Lee Bryant, 9, took an opening day buck in Burke County with his dad, James Miles. Not only was it a huge buck and his first buck, it was Lee's first deer.
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Mark Person, of North Augusta, was hunting public land in Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area in Aiken County, where he connected with the best deer of his life: a 182-pound, nine-pointer in full rut. Biologists estimated its age at six-and-a-half years.
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Mark Person, of North Augusta, was hunting public land in Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area in Aiken County, where he connected with the best deer of his life: a 182-pound, nine-pointer in full rut. Biologists estimated its age at six-and-a-half years.
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Jordan Hobbs took this McDuffie County nine-pointer on Oct. 25.
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Jordan Hobbs took this McDuffie County nine-pointer on Oct. 25.
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Joe Carswell, of Augusta, took this tall nine-pointer at midday a week ago in drizzling rain. He was hunting in Screven County. The buck weighed in at 170 pounds.
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Joe Carswell, of Augusta, took this tall nine-pointer at midday a week ago in drizzling rain. He was hunting in Screven County. The buck weighed in at 170 pounds.
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Hunter Erb, 11, of Martinez, took this handsome opening weekend eight-pointer while hunting with his dad, Roger Erb, in Columbia County. It was Hunter's fourth deer, but by far his biggest buck.
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Hunter Erb, 11, of Martinez, took this handsome opening weekend eight-pointer while hunting with his dad, Roger Erb, in Columbia County. It was Hunter's fourth deer, but by far his biggest buck.
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Gregg Thompson, of Harlem, brought home this 205-pound Jefferson County buck on opening weekend while hunting with his father, Dave Thompson. The buck is a nine-pointer.
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Gregg Thompson, of Harlem, brought home this 205-pound Jefferson County buck on opening weekend while hunting with his father, Dave Thompson. The buck is a nine-pointer.
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Brady Tedder bagged this buck as it was chasing a doe across a Screven County beanfield.
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Brady Tedder bagged this buck as it was chasing a doe across a Screven County beanfield.
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Bart O'Quinn, of Augusta, shows off a handsome 12-pointer he killed in Burke County during the opening weekend.
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Bart O'Quinn, of Augusta, shows off a handsome 12-pointer he killed in Burke County during the opening weekend.
So far, we have heard of several high-scoring bucks in Jefferson, Burke and Screven counties, and some of them are shown here today.
If you'd like to send us your photos, we welcome them. Again this year, we will feature some of the better bucks here on our Outdoors Page, and we are also expanding our online offering, the Sportsman's Scrapbook, where we can include all your photos -- even the ones we don't have room for in our print editions.
You can visit the scrapbook here.
If you want to submit a deer photo, you can e-mail it to me at rob.pavey@augustachronicle.com with details on who is shown in the photo, the county where the deer was killed, the date and any interesting measurements or details.
Below are some tips for photographing your deer. They are suggestions, not rules, but they might be helpful. Happy hunting!
Photo tips:
- Always wipe away blood around nose or mouth; if the tongue is dangling -- tuck it back in.
- Take photos BEFORE the deer is cleaned or caped.
- Take lots of photos, both close and far away and at various angles.
- Use a camera with decent resolution. Some cell phones produce images too small to print.
- A tenet of gun safety is that firearms are to be put away except when hunting. Letting children hold guns for a photo doesn't send a good message.
- Choose a well-lighted area, preferably in an outdoor setting, to pose and photograph your trophy.
- Don't photograph your deer on the floor of the deer processing place, or in your truck.
- Get close. A tight shot showing the antlers and the hunter always makes a good photo.
- Take photos in daylight when possible. If you kill your deer on an evening hunt, use a good flash.
- Smile, don't grimace. If you took a trophy buck, look happy!
Reach Rob Pavey at 868-1222, ext. 119 or rob.pavey@augustachronicle.com.
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